Detroit man charged in triple shooting to get mental exam

DETROIT (AP) -- A Detroit man charged in the shooting deaths of his grandmother and aunt, and the critical wounding of his 7-year-old daughter will get a mental examination.

Twenty-eight-year-old Ferdarius Shine faces two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of assault with intent to murder. Shine had been scheduled Thursday for a preliminary hearing, but was referred instead for competency and criminal responsibility evaluations.

A hearing on competency is May 2.

Prosecutors say 49-year-old Santangela Williams and 68-year-old Geraldine Bates were shot multiple times Feb. 15 in a west side Detroit home.

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Bates was Shine's grandmother. Williams was his aunt.

Shine fled on a bike and checked into a psychiatric hospital, where police arrested him.

Investigators found a gun at the home. Shine had a concealed pistol license.